OCCUPATION

• (noun) the act of occupying or taking possession of a building

  "occupation of a building without a certificate of occupancy is illegal"

  synonyms : moving in , occupancy

• (noun) the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money

  "he's not in my line of business"

  synonyms : business , job , line , line of work

• (noun) any activity that occupies a person's attention

  "he missed the bell in his occupation with the computer game"

• (noun) the control of a country by military forces of a foreign power

  synonyms : military control

• (noun) the period of time during which a place or position or nation is occupied

  "during the German occupation of Paris"

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